Fountain mop



.Nov. 19, 1929. E. wERTz- I FOUNTAIN MOP Filed July 19. 1928 Patented Nov. 19, 1929 I-Euoswnn'rz; or SALEM-y vinemra- FOUNTAIN no? Application filed July 19,

This invention relates to fountain mops and has for an Object to provide an article of the kind embodying new and improved features of construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of the kind having new and improved features insuring more complete and uniform distribution of the water throughout the body of the mop.

A further object of the invention is to produce a mop of desirable shape and relation of parts toadapt it to its particular work.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel parts, elements, units, combinations, constructions,

contours and arrangements as disclosed'in the drawings together with mechanical and functional equivalents thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure l is a view of the improved mop in elevation. Figure 2 is a sectional View of the mop taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the mop taken on line 33'of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a View of the nozzle partly in elevation and partly in section, taken from the side and point of view as indicated by arrow at Figure 2. Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several The improved mop which forms the subject matter of this application is adapted to be attached to a source of water supply under pressure, as for instance to a hose and for that purpose a handle part 10 of tubular construction is provided with a hose connec tion 11. It is to be understood, of course, that the invention is in no way limited to a hose connection of the type and may embody any form of connection found expedient. Also the showing of the relative lengths of the tubular handle 10 to the other parts is no limitation as the handle part may be madeof any length found desirable.

To the handle opposite the connection a m re y a merchandisable products.

fittingL12is-Qsecured anyapproved manner asiby' being .screw thre'aded to the handle part TO, being .understood,.however, that it is within'tlie scope of thepresent inventionto form all of these parts integral,:and1 .that* the showingof the threadedconnec'tion is or the purpose; of "making use of The fitting 1 2'is provided with a cylindrical tube" preferably be'lled' at the end" or" 5 fla ed out a'sTindi'c'at-ed at 1 45. Within the tube 1 8,"a second t'ubeI5"issecured 'w-ith an annular space 1"6 entirely about: the: inner tube 15 and within the outer, tube- 13: Both (i formed ime'grar w'iththe fitting '12 and in either cas'ealso': spacers 1 7 are preferably for maintaining-the annular relatioiijof,thetiibe's 13 afid Theftube'flfi is provided adjacent to the fitting" 12 witlra" plurality of perforations18 whichform 'coihs Inunication9'betweeii the interior of the tube thereforewith the-interior Off the litting"12'- and thean'nular space 16 above ,16-

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ifihinthe inner tube 1 5a"han'k' 'o'fcorda'ge 1 9 isfin seitedi, being compressedto as great a degree "as convenient when; inserted, and a *fastenfing1nember20 "having the, general charactefist ics-ofanailsw'ith a head 21' abutting againstone"side ofitheouter tube 13 andex tendingfdiametifically through both ofsaid "tube's and through" the fold of the hank 19.

Upoif the exterior of tlie'tubulafmember. and fitting-other Cordage is applied by folding hank's as sho'wii jat' 22 with bindingcords' 23 securing saidhanks in circular relation ontiret nveloping;and surrouudiug the fitting *and h'anging dow-n-and surrounding the inner "hank 19; all of said cordag'e andgh'anks being SeWed together}' alIid 'iboundin approved manner 'as' by theseveral stitchings 22 and "windings 23. a

The fitting12, as'willb' noted", isa'n an ular fitti'n'g so that T the' handle' I 10 'i's' at an inclinams vehicles or: the like; I

The compressed hank of cordage 19 within the'inner' tube of the nozzle is such that the water introduced through the handle and into-such tube will penetrate. such hank and 5 will flow readily therethrough. The compressed hank, however, offers obstruction to the free passage of the water and a large proportion of the water will pass outwardly from the inner tube through the perforations 18 into the annular space 16 between the tubes and thus be discharged into the spaces indicated at 24 about the lower or discharge end of the nozzle. V

Discharging the water into these spaces 24 5 provides for the uniform distribution of the water throughoutthe body of themop struc- 1 25 tween the interior of the inner tube and the annularspace, a compressed mass of cordage disposed within the inner tube, and other cordage secured about the outer tube.

the annular space, a folded hank of cordage compressed into the inner tube, a diametrically disposed fastening member inserted through the tubes and through the fold of 1 the inner hank, other'hanks of cordage secured about the fitting and about the inner hank and forming at the end of the tubes an annular space within the 'corded s'tructure,

and othercordage fastening the several cordage hanks in operative relation. r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature;

ENOS WERTZ.

2. A fountainmop comprising a nozzle,

having concentric tubes spaced apartto form an annular nterval, the inner tube being provldedwithperforations forming communication from the interior to the annular interval, I, p f

a folded hank of cordage inserted into the inner tube, and other cordage secured to and surrounding the outer tube.- I I o A fountain mop comprising a nozzle embodying concentric spacedtubes-forming an annular space therebetween, the inner tube cating from the interior of the inner tube to being provided with perforations communithe annular space, a folded hank'of cordage inserted into the inner tube, a fastening member inserted diametrically throughthe tube and through the cordage. folded to maintain J the cordage within the tube, and other cordage secured about"andiembracingthe outer tube. 4. A fountain mop embodying a distributing fitting comprising inner and outer concentric tube's" forming an annular space there between, the inner tube'being provided with perforations'communicatingwith the annular space, the outer tube being flanged outwa-rdly atits extremity, a hank of ,cordageinserted into theinner tube, andother hanks-of cordage secured upon the, exterior of the outer tube and passing over the flanged extremity .forming with. the interior hank a water distributing space within the cordage.

5.7 A fountain mop comprisinga distributing fitting embodying inner and outer spaced concentric tubes forming an annular space therebetween, theouter tube being flanged out at itsextremity and the inner tube being provided with perforations communicating with 

